teardrop

1. A single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

   Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head.

   Träne, Tränentropfen

   слеза́slezá, слези́нкаslezínka

   a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

2. The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).

1. Mary was wearing a teardrop-shaped pendant.

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2. The ideal shape was the teardrop.

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3. California scientists attached a tiny electric circuit to a protein in the human teardrop and watched it destroy invading germs.

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